Internym

Quick meaning: Internym is a noun meaning (Internet) A phrase or epithet, particularly one intended to be witty, inserted in quotation marks between one's first and last names—or elsewhere by or in one's name, if this is not possible—at the end of a post.

Meaning

(Internet) A phrase or epithet, particularly one intended to be witty, inserted in quotation marks between one's first and last names—or elsewhere by or in one's name, if this is not possible—at the end of a post.

Example Sentences

Madeleine "internym goes here" Page

Madeleine "why don't we just call the damn thing the "internym"?" Page

I'm experimenting with the internym after seeing it so artfully used by others on other newsgroups.

Michael "please destroy that message after reading[5]" Kuettner[6] […] [5] This internym was inserted by the NSA to discredit [1]

Word Forms

• internyms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include asteronym, postnominal, tagline, monomark, name, blockquote.

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